Kristopher Fisher has been named executive director of the Professional Insurance Agents of Tennessee. Transitioning from director of Member Services to executive director, Fisher’s new responsibilities include: management of the PIA Advantage Services Corporation programs and products; management of the …
Tennessee has stepped up its efforts to establish the state as a captive leader with new enhancements to the state’s captive insurance laws passed this year by the Tennessee Legislature. The changes to the 2011 captive law are expected to …
The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that the Bismarck/Mandan-area storm that occurred on June 17 is developing into one of the largest claim events for 2016 in state, which has experienced several severe weather events this spring. As of …
Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can strike at almost any time. When they do, the impacts to a business can be crippling, and managing the operational, …
Wholesale insurance broker Burns & Wilcox added Mary Mullen as personal insurance manager in its Chicago office. Mullen, who most recently served as vice president, regional operations officer at Willis Towers Watson, will lead the Personal Lines practice within Burns …
A state law requiring criminal background checks on drivers of ride-hailing companies took effect last month in New Hampshire with Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan’s signature. The law also requires ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft to provide commercial insurance and …
How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver. That idea was put to the test last month in New Jersey as a drone …
The Hudson River may still become a major corridor for the shipment of thick, tar sands oil from Canada despite moves last year by New York officials that attempted to halt those efforts. At issue is a key air permit …
The New York State Senate has confirmed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s pick to become the state’s top financial regulator. The confirmation vote for Maria Vullo, Cuomo’s nominee for superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), was unanimous. …
In April, some 1,200 home builders, inspectors, architects and engineers gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, to debate the standards that should guide construction of the next wave of U.S. houses. Engineers had a seemingly unobjectionable proposal: Make roofs in coastal areas …
